Course Outline
Introduction to project management
- Project Lifecycle & key terms
 - Stakeholder awareness and team composition
 
Project initiation
- The project selection criteria
 - Developing the project charter
 - Team mobilisation
 
Project planning
- Gathering requirements and understanding Scope
 - Identifying deliverables and success criteria
 - Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
 - Defining activities, sequency and setting milestones
 - Defining resource requirements
 - Creating an effective communication plan
 - Identification of the critical path
 - Estimating cost and developing a budget
 - Defining project risk
 
Project execution
- Monitor and control project work
 - Establishing effective project meetings and project Governance
 - Manage Communication plan and effective information distribution
 - Manage project reporting and Key Performance Indicators KPI's
 - Managing project Risks and Issues
 - Managing project scope and the change control process
 
Closing the project
- Performing project closure activities and achieving sign-off
 - Conducting effective lessons learned
 - Administrative closure procedure
 
Wrap-up
- Common project pitfalls and how to avoid them
 - Q&A
 
Requirements
There are no specific requirements needed to attend this course.
This course is designed especially for supervisors and managers who are responsible for mid-to-long term projects, and wish to gain a better understanding of project management principles, tools, and techniques. Participants should have a good command of written and spoken English
Testimonials (7)
The instructor was very knowledgeable and interesting!
Ayla Defoor - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Very informative, well spoken
James Wood - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Open my eyes that project management is more than just used in the construction world, tangible projects
Steven Liedl - City of Parksville
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
Good extra support. templates etc.. He knows the content very well.
Micheline - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
The structure of the training a good refresh for people already having some basic knowledge
Fouad Chaib - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
good overview or reminder. Style of the trainer
Veronique - ING Belgium
Course - Project Management Fundamentals
The constant interaction between the teacher and the audience. Real examples and resolution of doubts at the moment.